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The Summer Art Sale On 16/06/2023

The Summer Art Sale

16/06/2023

We are delighted to present the catalogue for our Summer Art Sale: three hundred and fifteen oils, watercolours, drawings, and prints available to browse and bid. The sale features a hand-picked selection of works by local, national, and international artists, spanning over three hundred years from the 17th century to the present day.

Highlights include a good selection of Scottish and North-Eastern oils from a local private collection; a single-owner collection of Helen Jacobs illustrations; over seventy works by Staithes Group artists; three superb paintings by Alfred de Breanski; and much more...

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Lot 3

Joy Lomas (British Contemporary): Spa Bridge and the South Bay Scarborough, oil on canvas signed 56c...

Joy Lomas (British Contemporary): Spa Bridge and the South Bay Scarborough, oil on canvas signed 56cm x 91cm

B33505

SOLD £240

Lot 4

Joy Lomas (British Contemporary): 'Scarborough Harbour showing the Albert Strange Pontoons', oil on ...

Joy Lomas (British Contemporary): 'Scarborough Harbour showing the Albert Strange Pontoons', oil on canvas signed, title label verso 70cm x 100cm

B33505

SOLD £200

Lot 6

Joy Lomas (British Contemporary): The Rotunda Ceiling - Scarborough, oil on canvas signed, title lab...

Joy Lomas (British Contemporary): The Rotunda Ceiling - Scarborough, oil on canvas signed, title label verso 100cm x 70cm

B41898

SOLD £120

Lot 8

Adam Francis Watson (Sheffield 1859-1932): Flamborough North Landing, oil on canvas unsigned 30cm x ...

Adam Francis Watson (Sheffield 1859-1932): Flamborough North Landing, oil on canvas unsigned 30cm x 40cm Notes: Watson was an important Sheffield-based architect, one half of the architectural firm Holmes and Watson alongside Edward Holmes (1859-1921). Together, they were responsible for many fine public and private buildings in the north of England. Watson was also an accomplished painter, although left the majority of his works unsigned. We are grateful to the artist's estate for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.

10063

SOLD £440

Lot 9

Adam Francis Watson (Sheffield 1859-1932): Robin Hood's Bay, oil on canvas unsigned 30cm x 40cm No...

Adam Francis Watson (Sheffield 1859-1932): Robin Hood's Bay, oil on canvas unsigned 30cm x 40cm Notes: Watson was an important Sheffield-based architect, one half of the architectural firm Holmes and Watson alongside Edward Holmes (1859-1921). Together, they were responsible for many fine public and private buildings in the north of England. Watson was also an accomplished painter, although left the majority of his works unsigned. We are grateful to the artist's estate for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.

10063

SOLD £360

Lot 10

Harold Bennett (British 1879-1955): 'The Village Street Folkton' near Scarborough, oil on panel sign...

Harold Bennett (British 1879-1955): 'The Village Street Folkton' near Scarborough, oil on panel signed, titled verso 31cm x 39cm

9107

SOLD £90

Lot 13

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Woodbridge Suffolk - The Quay', oil on canvas signed, titled ver...

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Woodbridge Suffolk - The Quay', oil on canvas signed, titled verso 30cm x 41cm (unframed) Provenance: direct from the artist's family

9107

SOLD £110

Lot 14

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Barge Race on the Orwell Suffolk', oil on canvas signed, titled ...

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Barge Race on the Orwell Suffolk', oil on canvas signed, titled verso 41cm x 61cm (unframed) Provenance: direct from the artist's family

9107

SOLD £260

Lot 15

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Winter Landscape - Lincoln Cathedral in the Distance', oil on ca...

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Winter Landscape - Lincoln Cathedral in the Distance', oil on canvas signed, titled verso 50cm x 70cm Provenance: direct from the artist's family

5007

SOLD £180

Lot 16

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Summer Meadows with Bolsover Castle Derbyshire in the Distance',...

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Summer Meadows with Bolsover Castle Derbyshire in the Distance', oil on board signed, titled verso 45cm x 61cm (unframed) Provenance: direct from the artist's family

B53185

SOLD £160

Lot 17

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Mayfield Valley Sheffield', oil on board signed, titled verso 20...

William Burns (British 1923-2010): 'Mayfield Valley Sheffield', oil on board signed, titled verso 20cm x 26cm (unframed) Provenance: direct from the artist's family

10052

SOLD £100

Lot 21

Edgar Hunt (British 1876-1953): Ducks and Chickens in the Farmyard, oil on canvas signed and dated 1...

Edgar Hunt (British 1876-1953): Ducks and Chickens in the Farmyard, oil on canvas signed and dated 1924, 28cm x 38cm Provenance: purchased by the vendor from Rowles Fine Art, Ludlow, label verso

5006

SOLD £5800

Lot 22

George Thompson (British late 19th century): Chickens Pecking in the Woods, oil on canvas signed and...

George Thompson (British late 19th century): Chickens Pecking in the Woods, oil on canvas signed and dated 1899, 60cm x 50cm

B41214

SOLD £380

Lot 25

Thomas Sidney Cooper (British 1803-1902): Cattle Watering, oil on board signed and dated 1893, furth...

Thomas Sidney Cooper (British 1803-1902): Cattle Watering, oil on board signed and dated 1893, further signed and dated verso with artist's wax seal 29cm x 39cm Provenance: private collection, purchased Roger Widdas Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh, March 2004, label verso

5017

SOLD £2100

Lot 29

Heywood Hardy (British 1842-1933): Huntsman and Hounds in Rough Country, oil on canvas signed and da...

Heywood Hardy (British 1842-1933): Huntsman and Hounds in Rough Country, oil on canvas signed and dated '93, 45cm x 26cm Provenance: private collection purchased by the vendor Sotheby's 14th December 1988, Lot 101

B6868

SOLD £800

Lot 30

George Wright (British 1860-1942): The Stagecoach, oil on canvas signed 18cm x 24cm...

George Wright (British 1860-1942): The Stagecoach, oil on canvas signed 18cm x 24cm

9124

SOLD £320

Lot 31

English School (19th/20th century): 'Left at the Post', oil on board, indistinctly signed and titled...

English School (19th/20th century): 'Left at the Post', oil on board, indistinctly signed and titled verso 27cm x 22cm

B43215

SOLD £250

Lot 32

E Verestchagen (Russian 19th/20th century): Troika in the Snow, oil on canvas signed 48cm x 79cm in ...

E Verestchagen (Russian 19th/20th century): Troika in the Snow, oil on canvas signed 48cm x 79cm in quality heavy gilt frame

5015

SOLD £1100

Lot 35

Alessio Issupoff (Italian 1889-1957): Feeding the Horses, oil on panel signed, inscribed verso 49cm ...

Alessio Issupoff (Italian 1889-1957): Feeding the Horses, oil on panel signed, inscribed verso 49cm x 59cm

B44583

SOLD £1500

Lot 40

Albert George Stevens (Staithes Group 1863-1925): Bedtime, watercolour signed 22cm x 29cm...

Albert George Stevens (Staithes Group 1863-1925): Bedtime, watercolour signed 22cm x 29cm

10066

SOLD £130

Lot 45

Olive Bagshaw (Northern British fl.1965-1978): Lady Reading behind a Jug of Dried Honesty, oil on ca...

Olive Bagshaw (Northern British fl.1965-1978): Lady Reading behind a Jug of Dried Honesty, oil on canvas laid on board signed 53cm x 36cm Provenance: from the Artist's Studio Sale. Miss Bagshaw who was born in Salford, received her formal art training at Salford and Manchester Art School. Her work has been regularly accepted at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the Royal Academy and Federation of British Artists (Information from a 1970's Monks Hall Museum and Gallery exhibition catalogue).

10097

SOLD £280

Lot 46

Olive Bagshaw (Northern British fl.1965-1978): Old Man Drinking, oil on canvas board unsigned, inscr...

Olive Bagshaw (Northern British fl.1965-1978): Old Man Drinking, oil on canvas board unsigned, inscribed verso 46cm x 48cm Provenance: from the Artist's Studio Sale. Miss Bagshaw who was born in Salford, received her formal art training at Salford and Manchester Art School. Her work has been regularly accepted at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the Royal Academy and Federation of British Artists (Information from a 1970's Monks Hall Museum and Gallery exhibition catalogue).

5016

SOLD £130

Lot 50

James George (British fl.1826-1838): Portrait of a Young Girl, oil on canvas signed indistinctly tit...

James George (British fl.1826-1838): Portrait of a Young Girl, oil on canvas signed indistinctly titled and dated 39cm x 31cm Notes: J George is listed as having exhibited at the Royal Academy and Suffolk Street Gallery.

B2979

SOLD £750

Lot 51

Isaac James Cullin (Cullen) (American/British 1859-1942): 'Study of a Head', oil on canvas signed 34...

Isaac James Cullin (Cullen) (American/British 1859-1942): 'Study of a Head', oil on canvas signed 34cm x 29cm Provenance: exh. Royal Academy 1881 No. 289. Isaac began his art career as a portrait painter, exhibiting at The Salon, New York, but after moving to London in 1882 his attention turned to equestrian portraiture and he became renowned for his depictions of racehorses and races.

B33192

SOLD £360

Lot 54

Anne MJ Dodsley (British exh.1872): Portrait of a Victorian Gentleman Seated with Sporting Gun, oil ...

Anne MJ Dodsley (British exh.1872): Portrait of a Victorian Gentleman Seated with Sporting Gun, oil on board signed and dated 1864, 25cm x 20cm Notes: the artist is listed as having exhibited a still life of fruit at the Dudley Gallery, London in 1872.

B7238

SOLD £140

Lot 55

English School (19th century): 'The Luthier' - The Violin Maker, oil on canvas indistinctly signed w...

English School (19th century): 'The Luthier' - The Violin Maker, oil on canvas indistinctly signed with initials RNR? l.l. 51cm x 41cm

9107

SOLD £440

Lot 59

English Primitive / Naïve School (19th century): Two Girls with their Dog, oil on canvas unsigned 10...

English Primitive / Naïve School (19th century): Two Girls with their Dog, oil on canvas unsigned 104cm x 90cm

5013

SOLD £2000

Lot 66

Sir William Russell Flint (Scottish 1880-1969): 'Model Resting', sanguine chalk signed, titled on ex...

Sir William Russell Flint (Scottish 1880-1969): 'Model Resting', sanguine chalk signed, titled on exhibition label verso 13.5cm x 20cm Provenance: private collection; exh. The Fine Art Society, London, November 1900, label verso; with James Alder Fine Art, Hexham, where purchased by the vendor

10053

SOLD £1600

Lot 71

Sir Cecil Beaton CBE (British 1904-1980): Norman 'Mailer' (1923-2007) and Charles Laughton (1899-196...

Sir Cecil Beaton CBE (British 1904-1980): Norman 'Mailer' (1923-2007) and Charles Laughton (1899-1962), two pencil sketches, the former titled, each with a further portrait sketch verso 27cm x 17cm and 30cm x 21cm (2) (mounted) Provenance: from the collection of Miss E Hose, Beaton's secretary, stamped l.l.

B41192

SOLD £200

Lot 86

Ernest Howard Shepard OBE MC (British 1879-1976): 'Uncle John - what do you do in the morning when y...

Ernest Howard Shepard OBE MC (British 1879-1976): 'Uncle John - what do you do in the morning when you feel too well?', pen and ink cartoon signed, titled in pencil 24cm x 28cm Provenance: private collection, purchased David Duggleby Ltd 4th December 2000 Lot 394

5016

SOLD £300

Lot 87

Eric George Fraser (British 1902-1983): 'The Leader', pen and ink unsigned 25cm x 17cm Provenance:...

Eric George Fraser (British 1902-1983): 'The Leader', pen and ink unsigned 25cm x 17cm Provenance: original design for the cover of Jane F Gardner, 'Leadership and the Cult of the Personality', pub. Dent & Sons, London 1974; exh. Chris Beetles Gallery, 'Eric Fraser 1902-1983', April - May 2013, no.273, label verso

9068

SOLD £240

Lot 91

John Falconar Slater (British 1857-1937): The Duck Pond, watercolour and gouache signed 24cm x 34cm...

John Falconar Slater (British 1857-1937): The Duck Pond, watercolour and gouache signed 24cm x 34cm

B7238

SOLD £75

Lot 92

Attrib. Sir Walter Westley Russell CVO RA (British 1867-1949): The Duck Pond, oil on canvas indistin...

Attrib. Sir Walter Westley Russell CVO RA (British 1867-1949): The Duck Pond, oil on canvas indistinctly signed 29cm x 49cm Notes: Russell exhibited a painting titled 'The Duck Pond' at the New English Art Club in 1900 No.71, and in 1905 exhibited another titled 'The Edge of the Forest' No.71 - both could possibly be the present picture.

B53741

SOLD £360

Lot 93

James John Hill RBA (British 1811-1882): 'Feeding Ducks - The Lyn North Devon', oil on canvas signed...

James John Hill RBA (British 1811-1882): 'Feeding Ducks - The Lyn North Devon', oil on canvas signed, original title label verso 45cm x 58cm

B53741

SOLD £1100

Lot 99

Walter J Watson (British 1879-c1937): 'On the Machno - North Wales', oil on canvas signed and dated ...

Walter J Watson (British 1879-c1937): 'On the Machno - North Wales', oil on canvas signed and dated 1908, titled and further signed verso 40cm x 65cm Provenance: private collection; with James Alder Fine Art, Hexham

B42950

SOLD £800

Lot 100

Henry Hillingford Parker (AKA Henry Deacon Hillier) (British 1858-1930): 'Glen Falloch - Perthshire'...

Henry Hillingford Parker (AKA Henry Deacon Hillier) (British 1858-1930): 'Glen Falloch - Perthshire', oil on canvas signed, titled and further signed verso 40cm x 60cm

9091

SOLD £400

Lot 102

George Blackie Sticks (British 1843-1900): 'Glencoe - Near the Bridge of Three Waters', oil on canva...

George Blackie Sticks (British 1843-1900): 'Glencoe - Near the Bridge of Three Waters', oil on canvas, signed titled and dated '83 verso 44cm x 36cm

96

SOLD £600

Lot 104

Sidney Valentine Gardner (Staithes Group 1869-1957): 'In the Trossachs', oil on canvas signed 50cm x...

Sidney Valentine Gardner (Staithes Group 1869-1957): 'In the Trossachs', oil on canvas signed 50cm x 40cm

9069

SOLD £220

Lot 109

Sam Bough RSA RSW (Scottish 1822-1878): 'The Vale of Avon from Haughhead' East Dunbartonshire, oil o...

Sam Bough RSA RSW (Scottish 1822-1878): 'The Vale of Avon from Haughhead' East Dunbartonshire, oil on canvas signed and dated 1859, titled and inscribed 'Painted by Sam Bough Dec 1859, the property of Thomas Nisbet Esq' verso 39cm x 64cm in superb acanthus carved and moulded frame Provenance: private East Yorkshire collection; in the same family ownership for over three generations

B56504

SOLD £5400

Lot 115

John Robertson Reid (Scottish 1851-1926): 'On the Road to Kildonnan - Arran', oil on canvas signed a...

John Robertson Reid (Scottish 1851-1926): 'On the Road to Kildonnan - Arran', oil on canvas signed and dated 1910, titled verso 39cm x 75cm

B56489

SOLD £1600

Lot 120

William Stephen Coleman (British 1829-1904): Sunset on the Shoreline, watercolour signed with initia...

William Stephen Coleman (British 1829-1904): Sunset on the Shoreline, watercolour signed with initials and dated '99, 24cm x 31cm

9091

SOLD £150

Lot 140

Frederick William Booty (British 1840-1924): The Shambles York, watercolour signed and dated 1911, 7...

Frederick William Booty (British 1840-1924): The Shambles York, watercolour signed and dated 1911, 73cm x 55cm

B19541

SOLD £300

Lot 141

Follower of John Atkinson Grimshaw (British 1836-1893): The Custom House Liverpool Looking North, oi...

Follower of John Atkinson Grimshaw (British 1836-1893): The Custom House Liverpool Looking North, oil on board, bears spurious signature W Meegan 50cm x 75cm

9157

SOLD £460

Lot 145

The Revd. George Jackson (British 1816-1876): 'Transport along a Hulk' and 'Timber Ships at Portsmou...

The Revd. George Jackson (British 1816-1876): 'Transport along a Hulk' and 'Timber Ships at Portsmouth Harbour', pair watercolours signed with initials, titled on gallery labels verso 15.5cm x 21cm and 15.5cm x 24cm (2) Provenance: with the Fry Gallery, London, labels verso

9086

SOLD £480

Lot 148

Dutch School (Early 20th century): Launching the Lifeboat, oil on canvas unsigned 32cm x 60cm...

Dutch School (Early 20th century): Launching the Lifeboat, oil on canvas unsigned 32cm x 60cm

B17403

SOLD £125

Lot 149

Sarah Louisa Kilpack (British 1839-1909): 'Selling Fish on the Shore - Boulogne', oil on canvas sign...

Sarah Louisa Kilpack (British 1839-1909): 'Selling Fish on the Shore - Boulogne', oil on canvas signed, titled verso 40cm x 55cm

B6422

SOLD £280

Lot 152

Henry (1820-1887) and Edward King (1860-1941) Redmore: Fishing Boat leaving East Yorkshire Cliffs, o...

Henry (1820-1887) and Edward King (1860-1941) Redmore: Fishing Boat leaving East Yorkshire Cliffs, oil on board signed and dated 1871, 41cm x 60cm Notes: a work almost certainly by E K but with areas contributed by his father, signed by the latter

B2745

SOLD £220

Lot 153

Stephen Frank Wasley (British 1848-1934): 'The Storm Breaks - Whitby', oil on canvas signed 90cm x 6...

Stephen Frank Wasley (British 1848-1934): 'The Storm Breaks - Whitby', oil on canvas signed 90cm x 60cm Provenance: private Yorkshire collection; purchased by the vendor from T B & R Jordan Fine Art Specialists, Stockton on Tees; illustrated in 'Stephen Frank Wasley, A Neglected Yorkshire Artist', Rosamund Jordan, 2011, p.6 and on the cover

10057

SOLD £3400

Lot 157

George Nicholson (British 1787-1878): 'Bridge at Egton Nr. Whitby', watercolour unsigned 22cm x 32cm...

George Nicholson (British 1787-1878): 'Bridge at Egton Nr. Whitby', watercolour unsigned 22cm x 32cm Provenance: private collection; collection Prof. Gordon H Bell (Specialist in the works of the Nicholson Family)

10052

SOLD £150

Lot 158

Ralph Reuben Stubbs (British 1824-1879): Scarborough from Cornelian Bay, oil on canvas signed and da...

Ralph Reuben Stubbs (British 1824-1879): Scarborough from Cornelian Bay, oil on canvas signed and dated 1858, titled signed and dated on the stretcher 22cm x 33cm (unframed) Provenance: private collection, purchased David Duggleby Ltd 3rd March 2014, Lot 200

10052

SOLD £190

Lot 162

Thomas Bush Hardy RA RBA (British 1842-1897): Shipping on the Thames at 'Greenwich', looking towards...

Thomas Bush Hardy RA RBA (British 1842-1897): Shipping on the Thames at 'Greenwich', looking towards the Royal Naval College, watercolour signed titled and dated 1885, 39cm x 101cm

9086

SOLD £1100

Lot 164

William Lionel Wyllie RA RBA RI RE NEAC (British 1851-1931): Cullercoats Bay with the Marconi Wirele...

William Lionel Wyllie RA RBA RI RE NEAC (British 1851-1931): Cullercoats Bay with the Marconi Wireless Station on the far Shore, drypoint etching signed 18cm x 39cm

5043

SOLD £320

Lot 167

Jack Rigg (British 1927-): 'The Herring Fishers', oil on board signed, titled signed and dated Octob...

Jack Rigg (British 1927-): 'The Herring Fishers', oil on board signed, titled signed and dated October 1996 verso 29cm x 39cm

B36634

SOLD £300

Lot 168

Jack Rigg (British 1927-): Kirkcaldy Trawler off the Coast, oil on board signed 29cm x 39cm...

Jack Rigg (British 1927-): Kirkcaldy Trawler off the Coast, oil on board signed 29cm x 39cm

B36634

SOLD £320

Lot 170

Jack Rigg (British 1927-): Cobles Moored in Staithes Beck, oil on board signed and dated 2012, 34cm ...

Jack Rigg (British 1927-): Cobles Moored in Staithes Beck, oil on board signed and dated 2012, 34cm x 44cm

B36037

SOLD £260

Lot 177

Catherine Tyler (British 1949-): 'Beach Hut Pensioners', oil on board signed and dated '98, titled v...

Catherine Tyler (British 1949-): 'Beach Hut Pensioners', oil on board signed and dated '98, titled verso 31cm x 40cm

B6186

SOLD £180

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